The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Butter naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with butter
  • Fish masala $19.90
    • Fish cooked with onion tomato and capsicum
  • Vegetable korma $9.90
  • Chick – pea curry $13.90
    • Chick – pea cooked in a subtle spices
  • Saag aloo $13.90
    • Potatoes in a fine puree of spinach & spices
  • Mix veg $13.90
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked with onion & ginger gravy
  • Saag alloo $9.90
  • COMBO DEALS AVAILABLE ASK OUR STAFF
  • Steak Sauce Options $34
    • Chunky Mushroom • Beef & Red Wine GF & DF • Peppercorn GF & DF • Garlic Butter GF • Jack Daniel’s & Cracked Pepper
  • Buffalo Chips GF DF $5
  • Burrito Ranchero (DF) $24
    • Chicken thigh mixed with jalapeños, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes. Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Mexican Toastie $11
    • Flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese and pineapple or cheese and bacon. Toasted and cut into wedges.
  • Jalapeños GF DF $3
  • Deputy Dog $12,5
    • Mini hot dogs on a stick, battered and flash fried in the furnace. Served with loads of tomato sauce.
  • Wrap Star (DF) $12,5
    • Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum’s tomato relish.
  • The Wagon Wheel $40
    • Redneck Ribs™, Chief's Chicken Nibbles, Chicken Roadrunners and Battered Fish Fillets. Served on a platter with straight-cut chips, coriander aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Pizza of the week ?
    • Always changing, follow us, like us to be informed every week about this pizza
  • Local margherita $14.00
    • A local twist on the margherita...using fresh mozzarella from our friend @ waimata cheese
  • Ham & pineapple $13.00
    • You know how this one goes
  • Pepperoni $12.00
    • The margherita with pepperoni
  • Flatbread $9.00
    • The garlic bread with oven warmed homemade hummus
  • Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
    • Pizzeria...here its with seafood
  • Calzone $12.00
    • A folded pizza with chilli beef goodness
  • Beef & jalapeno $17.00
    • Started life as a special, becoming a legend
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
  • Sesame beef spring rolls horseradish yoghurt & shaved cabbage $12.00
  • Crumbed goat’s cheese nectarine, walnut, rocket & honey $17.00
  • Bread, olive oil, balsamic smoked butter $12.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Greek salad $10.00
  • Fresh fish turmeric butter, cloudy bay clams, truffled mash, Brioche crumb and lemon wilted spinach $36.00
  • Breakfast Bap $16.00
    • Bacon, Egg, Sausage & Hashbrown in a toasted Bap & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • Zest Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Mushrooms, Hashbrown, fried Eggs on Wholegrain Toast. >>
  • Vege Breakfast $17.50
    • Potato Cakes on a bed of fresh Rocket & Poached Eggs & Zesty Hollandaise. >>
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • Bacon, or Salmon on a toasted English Muffin, wilted Spinach & a Zesty Hollandaise. >>
  • or with Salmon $15.00
  • Bacon & Eggs on Wholegrain Toast (Any Style). $15.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms & fresh Thyme on Wholegrain Toast. $16.50
  • Zest Mini Breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & fried Eggs on Wholegrain Toast. >>
  • Beadles Sammie $10.00
  • Peas & gravy $6.00
  • 1/2 Chicken $12.00
  • Boysenberry $4.50
  • Roast potato each $0.60
  • Tomato Sauce-small $0.80
  • Marinated Raw Fish in Coconut Cream small $8.00
  • Large Rib Gravy $9.00
  • Smoked salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • (5 piece / 8 piece)
  • Karaage chicken S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Karaage chicken mayo $3.20
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Inari sushi $2.60
    • Small pack / large pack (2 piece / 3 piece)
  • Rancheros eggs $19.00
    • in tomato ,refried beans ,capsicum,chorizo & chilli with toast.
  • See blackboard for today's specials POA
  • Today's cakes (see front counter) POA
  • Buckwheat pancakes $18.00
    • with poached pear,blueberry,coconut yoghurt & honey.
  • Steamed Bao buns $19.00
    • with slow - cooked char siu pork,fresh coriander,roasted peanuts & pickled onion.
  • House - smoked beef $13.00
    • cheddar,gherkin & wholegrain mustard.
  • Homemade crumpet $10.00
    • with jam,cream cream cheese or honeycomb
  • Organic muesli $13.00
    • with LSA, greek yoghurt,poached rhubarb & chia pudding
  • Seared tuna with sesame crust, avocado mousse and balsamic strawberries $17.00
  • Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Pavlova with summer fruits and kiwifruit coulis $14.00
  • Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
  • Greek yoghurt, lemon & thyme marinated chicken breast with cos leaf salad finished with poached grapes and merlot reduciton $29.50
  • Dark chocolate parfair dome with salted peanut butter and caramel popcorn $14.00
  • Fresh fish baked with maple smoked salmon herb crust, warm potato and rocket salad, grilled asparagus and citrus hollandise $32.50
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $16
  • Karengo Eclair with Cured King Salmon $26
    • Salmon mousse & avocado, salad greens, confit lemon salsa
  • Fries $7
    • With sauce
  • Bushmere Antipasto Style Sharing Platters $55
  • Kids Platter $10
    • Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
  • Waimata Blue Cheese $16
    • With apricot compote, homemade crackers & fig jam
  • Vines Autumn Trifle $14
  • Dutch Beef Croquette $16
  • Garlic Bread $6.0
  • Fish of the day $30.0
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder - Loaded w/ Fresh seafood served w/ Toasted Bread $15.0
  • Scotch Fillet Open Sandwich - Toasted Ciabatta, Salad, Brie, Streaky Bacon, Relish, Fries $21.5
  • Roasted Thyme & Garlic Chicken - Pumpkin, Kumara & Potato Cake, Slow Roast Tomato, Roasting Pan Gravy $21.0
  • Caesar Salad - Cos Lettuce, Anchovies, Bacon, Croutons, Egg $16.0 (with chicken or prawns add $3.0 )
  • Green Salad $7.0
  • Poached Prawn, Avocado & Mango Salad - Cos, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Lime, Chilli, Corriander Dressing (GF) $22.0
  • No 2. Fish And Mussels (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Beef Nachos $15.50
    • Corn Chips Topped With Mexican Beef And Beans Sour Cream And Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Scallops Battered (7) $19.50
    • Succulent And Sweet With Salad And Fries
  • Chicken Schnitzel $18.50
    • With Mushroom Or Apricot Sauce And Topped With Cheese With Salad And Fries
  • No 3. Fish And Squid (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Fish Of The Day $19.50
    • In Crispy Batter Or Pan-Fried With Salad And Fries
  • T-Bone $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • Dessert Of The Day $8.50
  • LEMON CURD CHEESECAKE $14.00
    • Lemon curd cheesecake served with a passionfruit ice cream
  • STICKY BEEF SHORT RIB $36.00
    • Slow cooked beef short rib served with spiced pumpkin puree, crispy noodles & pickled veggies
  • ROASTED WINTER CHICKEN $23 / $33
    • Chicken served on creamy mash with red onion jam, apricot puree & wilted greens
  • WEDGES $10.00
    • Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • TWO FOR ONE TAPAS ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY (excluding oysters)
  • SMOKED SALMON BENE $19.00
    • Home smoked salmon with toast, poached eggs & hollandaise
  • VEGETABLE PASTA $20 / $30
    • Olive oil penne pasta with roasted beetroot, onions, wilted greens & feta cheese
  • SEARED TUNA $16.00
    • Tuna served with pickled cabbage, crispy noodles & sesame aioli
  • Shrimp & prawn cocktail w/ cos lettuce & sauce Mary rosé $16.0
  • Bacon $6.0
  • tomatoes $4.0
  • Chicken Breast $30.5
    • Oven baked then finished in a garlic, chardonnay & parmesan cream sauce served on a bed of Confit potatoes, mushroom flats, baby spinach & cherry tomatoes
  • Mushroom Sauce $6.0
  • Aged Scotch Fillet Of Beef $34.5
    • Char-grilled to your liking served on a blue cheese mash w/ bacon, onion & mushroom duxle, blanched baby spinach, balsamic roasted tomato & pinot jus
  • toast $4.0
  • creamy mushrooms $4.0
  • Frittata $9.50
    • with salad
  • Open Sandwiches $10.50
    • with chicken / ham / salami
  • Soup of the Day $10.50
    • served with organic garlic bread
  • Pasta of the Week $15.00
  • Tasting Platter $12.00
  • Taste of Spring $12.00
    • polenta with roasted vegetables and haloumi
  • Gourmet Panini $12.00
    • with smoked chicken, salami, ham
  • Gourmet Hamburgers $10.50
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand